Vinyl Art Toys

Vinyl art toys are primarily static figures with limited articulation that commonly depict a social, political, or cultural figure, image, or aesthetic. Artists, designers, and vinyl art toy brands typically produce their vinyl art designs in small themed sets, special editions, and limited releases, sprinkled with a chase or two. These vinyl art designs can be completely imagined or based off an existing character, but given an artistic bent. Another popular approach to vinyl art toys is to use the same body style for all characters, producing them in small themed sets that results in endless riffs of the original design.

Designer vinyl toys come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but 2, 3.75, 6, and 8-inch tall figures are most common. Vinyl toys first appeared in the 1990s and similar themes and designs have influenced designers of plush, resin, wood, metal, and latex toys.